Supporting digital skills & youth opportunity in Kenya
Cotech is a community-based organization founded in 2022. We deliver accessible, practical digital skills programs within communities and schools, aiming to reduce barriers, build usable skills, and support youth and women to move closer to employment and income. We are early-stage but credible, with a clear growth trajectory.
Addressing youth digital inclusion in Kenya
While Kenya’s digital economy expands, many underserved youth lack access to practical skills and local opportunities. Cotech’s approach: bring digital skills and access closer to communities and schools to bridge this gap.
Access is the first barrier
Delivering programs in community and school settings reduces travel, cost, and confidence barriers, making digital skills more reachable.
Practical skills matter
We focus on hands-on, usable digital skills that support employment, entrepreneurship, and continued learning pathways.
Local delivery can be catalytic
A community-led, cost-effective model that offers credible, scalable impact pathways for funders committed to grassroots change.
Connecting digital skills to opportunity
Our work includes digital skills training, early exposure in schools, and post-program support to help youth transition into income-generating activities.
Hands-on ICT training for employment & entrepreneurship
Preparing youth for local digital work, freelancing, and online services.
Digital literacy in underserved schools
Early exposure to digital tools for students with limited access.
Supporting transition to income
Follow-up mentoring and services to help participants find work or start small businesses.
Initial results & participant pathways
To date, we've trained 1,237 youth, reached 2,000+ school children, and engaged 6 partner schools. These early indicators show our capacity to reach underserved populations and begin to influence pathways toward employment and income.
Data are based on internal tracking. We are committed to strengthening MEL systems and sharing comprehensive evaluations.
Emerging outcomes:
Lives transformed by our work
Mary Wanjiku
Before Cotech, Mary had no digital skills. After training, she secured work at a local cyber within three months.
Victory Academy
Digital literacy delivery partner since 2022. Hosting school-based programs.
Loice Musa
Loice moved into income-generating activities after digital skills and livelihood support.
From resources to participant success
Our clear pathway: funding supports access, training, skill-building, and income transition.
Funding
Supports access, facilitation, and local outreach.
Training
Hands-on, practical digital skills programs.
Skill & Confidence
Graduates develop usable skills, confidence, and readiness.
Transition
Participants move into work, self-employment, or further learning.
Impact
Long-term livelihoods, income, and community resilience.
Why fund this model
Rooted in local delivery, transparent costs, and practical impact, our approach offers a credible, scalable pathway for funders committed to grassroots change and long-term growth.
- ✔ Addresses real access gaps
- ✔ Focuses on usable skills, not just theory
- ✔ Demonstrated early reach and impact signals
- ✔ Clear, simple funding logic
- ✔ Positioned for scalable impact with support
We see ourselves as an early-stage organization with traction, open to catalytic partnerships that accelerate growth.
Clear, transparent cost logic
Approximately $50 supports one participant through a 12-week cycle, covering facilitation, access, and logistics. This creates a clear link between investment and reach.
Funding scenarios
Examples based on current costs, adaptable for different scales:
Supports a 12-week program for one youth.
This cost structure is enabled by community-based delivery, shared infrastructure, and local facilitation — allowing high reach at relatively low cost compared to centralized training models.
Ideal for pilot cohorts or community outreach.
Supports broader implementation.
Supports larger-scale or multi-location programs.
What funding supports
- ✔ Digital skills training for underserved youth
- ✔ Digital literacy in resource-limited schools
- ✔ Follow-up to support income pathways
- ✔ Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
- ✔ Capacity building for sustainability
Budgets vary; we can discuss specific needs.
Building confidence through transparency
Clarity on leadership, MEL, safeguarding, and delivery strengthens trust. We are committed to continuous improvement.
Tracking progress
We currently track participation, completion, and post-training pathways. We are strengthening our monitoring systems to include structured outcome tracking and reporting aligned with funder requirements.
- Participation & completion tracking
- Follow-up on employment/learning
- Feedback from partners/participants
- Outcome stories
Rooted locally
Led by experienced community-engaged professionals. Founder: Josphat Munyasia.
- Founded 2022
- Deep community ties
- Growing governance
- More info available on request
Committed to safety
Cotech has a safeguarding policy in place aligned with international standards and continues to strengthen implementation and training.
- Safeguarding practices
- Participant protection
- Data handling
- System strengthening
Our strengths
- ✔ Clear mission and delivery model
- ✔ Real participant reach
- ✔ Practical focus on employment
- ✔ Transparent unit costs
- ✔ Leadership with relevant experience
Partner support areas
- ✔ MEL system development
- ✔ Governance & safeguarding
- ✔ Monitoring & reporting
- ✔ Institutional capacity
- ✔ Scaling impact
Ideal partners for Cotech
We collaborate best with organizations valuing local delivery, practical skills, and community trust. Our partnerships aim to support growth and deepen impact.
We currently collaborate with schools and community partners delivering programs on the ground. See our partners →
Funding & catalytic support
Focused on youth livelihoods, digital inclusion, and community development.
Shared-value & CSR
Support credible local delivery of skills and youth opportunity programs.
Delivery partnerships
Support outreach, program delivery, and participant engagement locally.
Access & collaboration
Help expand digital learning and youth support programs.
Questions we often hear
Clear answers about our approach, MEL, safeguarding, and partnership options to support your decision-making.
Our Commitment to Safety
At Cotech, the safety and dignity of children, youth, and vulnerable individuals is our highest priority. We maintain strict safeguarding standards aligned with international NGO best practices to ensure all participants, staff, and partners are protected.
Before engaging with our programs, we require all partners and stakeholders to review our Safeguarding Policy.
View Safeguarding PolicyPartner with us to expand digital opportunity
We are a credible, community-rooted organization committed to impactful, practical programs. Whether for direct funding, strategic support, or collaborations, we welcome your engagement.
We look forward to working together to create lasting impact for Kenyan youth.